Having received email expressing concern over the constant badgering of the beloved story guru on this site, it becomes necessary to lay out in clear and precise terms the purpose behind this article.Īs mentioned several times in the past, particularly in the piece entitled Stories Are Not Always About Transformation, Snyder's writing has always been a great source of inspiration for those wishing to write. Criticizing the Work, Not the Manīefore diving in, note that this is a criticism of the accuracy of the Save the Cat! paradigm, NOT a personal attack on the author, Blake Snyder. STC can be a helpful guide as to how the Audience will receive a story, but it lacks substantial material to help an Author say exactly what it is they want to say. But to contend that STC gives Authors the tools to say something truly meaningful is to show a lack of understanding into how a story's structure offers meaning. The chapters on Genre in particular are perceptive.
There is nothing inherently wrong with the Save the Cat! paradigm. There is a new sickness running through the screenwriting world, a sickness that attempts to twist every instance of narrative fiction through the reductive filter that is the "Save the Cat!" story structure paradigm.Īs with last year's article Not Everything Is a Hero's Journey, this article will shed some light on the mistakes and oversights prevalent in this popular and pervasive understanding of story.
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